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FASTER.

Get the platform you need—without the usual friction. When off-the-shelf doesn't fit, customisation is risky, or cost doesn't stack up, we deliver tech that fits your process and your budget.

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OUR EXPERTISE

Rapid Prototyping

Need to validate an idea without betting the farm? We can turn your idea into a working product in weeks so you can test the market before committing.

Secure by Design

We build with security in mind with the use of secure service providers for database and hosting. So you can trust what you get.

User Experience

Products that people actually use. We design workflows and interfaces around how your teams work so the platform gets adopted, not resisted.

Custom Platforms

Tailored web and mobile applications that fit your needs without huge upfront cost, licensing lock-in, or support that doesn't scale. We help you get scope and approach right so the solution solves the problem without overbuilding.

How it started.

Mettle Labs began with a simple observation: too many good ideas never make it off the whiteboard because the path from concept to product felt long, expensive, and opaque. We wanted to change that.

What started as a side project for building internal tools and helping a few clients ship faster quickly grew into a commitment to make bespoke tech accessible. We deliver tech platforms that meet business needs, combining strong UX and dev capability so the product actually works for your people.

Today we work with business units to get the right product without the usual friction - no fluff, no drawn-out timelines. Clear communication and human-centred delivery is core to our approach.

Outcomes over how

What you need—in weeks, not months.

We diagnose the bottleneck, pick the right approach, and ship with strong UX and solid engineering so the product fits how people work and gets adopted—not shelved. You move to market without drawn-out timelines or wasted spend.

Grounded in industry

Experience that shapes every solution.

Through Mettle International, we draw on years across mining, electricity, water, health, construction, and more—so every build reflects how operators actually run their world.

Our strategy

Platforms for real-world problems.

We operate as an incubation entity: platforms for real problems, backed by a cohort of global business experts who help us leverage Mettle’s knowledge base—pairing deep product execution with people who have lived the problem so roadmaps and go-to-market stay honest.

WHEN DO CLIENTS ENGAGE US

We work with business units who need a partner that gets process, risk, security and UX—not just a builder. Clients come to us when:

01

No off-the-shelf fit

They can't find a product that does what they need. We build the right platform from the ground up.

02

Too expensive

Upfront cost, licensing and support don't stack up. We build so you control cost and scale on your terms.

03

Enterprise + niche need

They have a big system but need added functionality that's not possible on the platform, too expensive, or only for a small group.

THE TEAM

Burton Francis

Chief Rainmaker

Leading partnerships and client success at Mettle Labs. Burton connects the right problems with the right solutions and keeps every engagement on track from first conversation to delivery.

Chief Rainmaker

Wei Hong Lo

Chief Tinkerer

Turning ideas into working prototypes and experiments. Wei Hong thrives at the intersection of design, code, and curiosity—always testing what’s possible before it’s obvious.

Chief Tinkerer

12-MONTH PIPELINE

We maintain a pipeline of products we are actively building, with development, sales, and scaling capacity planned across the next twelve months. Here is what we are shipping toward over that horizon.

01

CareShift

Industry-ready rostering and dynamic timesheets.

Domain
Healthcare, aged care, and special needs care
Go to market
Q2 CY2026
02

MetFlex

Platform focus for dynamic power.

Domain
Renewables
Go to market
Q2 CY2026
03

Field Scheduler

Scheduling for field teams and assets in complex infrastructure environments.

Domain
Infrastructure
Go to market
Q2 CY2026
04

Auto Field Scheduler

Automated field scheduling with network impact optimisation.

Domain
Infrastructure
Go to market
Q3 CY2026
05

GlobDent

Global healthcare platform initiative.

Domain
Healthcare
Go to market
Q4 CY2026